Babak Nemati was born in 1976 in Tehran, Iran. At the age of 8, he moved to Switzerland with his family and, upon turning 14, took up the guitar. Having initially taught himself, Babak started to take classical guitar lessons and subsequently began to explore different musical styles such as blues, rock, funk and pop. His main influences were Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and James Brown. After gaining some experience with school bands, he founded his own ensembles.

Recognising that music played an extremely important role in his life, Babak Nemati decided to study music. At music college, he became involved in jazz and e-music and was influenced by various artists such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Keith Jarrett, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, John Scofield and Mike Stern. A graduate of WIAM (Winterthurer Institut für aktuelle Musik), he currently performs in several bands and studio projects, though his biggest passion are his own two jazz ensembles, the Babak Nemati Trio and the Babak Nemati Quartet.